Er ist verheiratet mit Leah Elizabeth Mets.
Sie haben geheiratet am 8. August 1889, er war 20 Jahre alt.
Kind(er):
Retired and had been living in Los Angeles for the past 7 years, was a land owner, farmer, and livestock buyer and shipper. Widely known throughout central Arizona as livestock expert and land and livestock appraiser.
Born Sept 6, 1868 at Peterson, Morgan Co., Utah
Father Charles Sreeve Peterson
Mother Ann Patten Peterson
His father and mother came across the plains to Utah from Illinois when Union Pacific Railroad was built. Chas (Charles) was contractor and helped to build the railroad.
Two uncles, Charles and Joseph came to Mesa earlier and in 1883 persuaded their father and mother to come down from Utah to acquire and develop a large tract of land S. E. of Mesa. It is now considered some of the choicest and highest priced land in the valley. At this time young "Jed", as he was called, was only 15 years old.
His wife "Leah Elizabeth Mets", whose parents later came to Mesa to develop land, died in 1940. They were married Aug 8, 1889.
Children:
Jedediah Earl Peterson of Phoenix. Born April 18, 1891
Timothy Edwin Peterson of Phoenix. Born Nov. 18, 1895. Died 1953
Charles Philip Peterson. Born Sept 18, 1893. Died in 1917. Buried in Mesa
Joseph Grant Peterson of Chandler. Born Feb. 1, 1901. Died July 2, 1979. Buried in Mesa
Lydia Maude Peterson. Born 1899-Died 1902. Both in Mesa.
He is survived by two sons, J. Earl Peterson of Phoenix and J. Grant Peterson of Chandler, a cattle feeder and farmer. Earl and Edwin Peterson founded the widely known cotton merchandising firm of Peterson Brothers who shipped Arizona and California cotton all over the world. Edwin died last year. He also has 7 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Positions:
One of Arizona delegates to original National Irrigation congress before Roosevelt Dam was built, was pioneer in Reclamation work, leading to main canal enlargements and new construction, leading eventually to Roosevelt Dam construction.
1901-1903was member of Roosevelt Dam commission that did the preliminary work with Arthur P. Davis, Chief Gov't Engineer, leading to construction of Roosevelt Dam by Dept of Interior in 1906 to 1910. Commission also included Dwight B. Heard, W. T. Tulviler, Chas. Goldman, J. T. Priest, and John Orme, older brother of Linn Orme.
Mayor of Mesa: 2 years from April 1900-02; 12 years from June 1924 to 1936.
1919-1923 Member of Maricopa Co. highway commission that employed Twody Bros. to build 400 miles of concrete roads in the valley. Commission included Eugene Hackett, Pat Hurley, Jones, and Chas. Green. After Green’s retirement, Kerrick was appointed. Later Clarence Baldwin replaced Hackett.
Member of Arizona State Senate from Maricopa County in 9th legislature.
Before engaging in livestock business, was partner in “Farmer’s Exchange” a mercantile business in Mesa. For a time he operated a branch of this store at Goldfield, then a bonanza goldmine now known as Youngsburg, north of Apache Junction.
For many years he operated a large livestock feeding and shipping business that extended over the irrigated section of Central Arizona.
Fifteen years before he retired in 1946 he was livestock and land appraiser for Salt River Water Users Farm Loans and later for Arizona Farmer’s Production Credit Assn. Manager Janis G. Galland reported that he appraised 50 million dollars of loans with almost no loss.
He was widely known throughout Arizona as a leading authority on livestock and technical irrigation farming operations. He went to Wisconsin in 1910 and shipped in the finest herd of Pedigreed Holsteins dairy cattle.
He was a director in the First National Bank of Mesa, the location of which is now occupied by the Mesa Branch of Valley National Bank.
He was a member of Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias, and Oddfellows lodges of Mesa and belonged to the Latter Day’s Saints Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).
Since retirement in 1946, he has been living near the coast in Los Angeles.
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